Noun1. a native or inhabitant of Asia (synonym) Asiatic (hypernym) inhabitant, dweller, denizen, indweller (hyponym) coolie, coolyAdjective1. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" (synonym) Asiatic (pertainym) Asia2. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" (synonym) oriental (similar) eastern

(adj.) = asiático. Ex: The P.L. 480 program for Middle East and South Asian countries, and the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging are prime examples of this kind of effort to speed the cataloging of newly published materials. ----* Asian American = asiático americano, americano de origen asiático.* East Asian = del este asiático.* South Asian = surasiático, del sur de Asia.* Southeast Asian = del sudeste asiático, del sudeste de Asia, del sureste asiático.